Roli Seaboard RISE 25 User manual

SeaboardRISE25
CreatorManual
November2015
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Introduction
Hellocreator,andwelcometotheCreatorManualfortheSeaboardRISE.Wethinkofthe
peoplewhobuyanduseROLI’sproductsascreatorsmorethancustomers.Ourproducts
aredesignedtoexpandthebandwidthofcreativeexpressionandtherebyempowerpeople
asthecreatorstheyare.EveryonewhobuysandusesaSeaboardRISEisinvestinginthis
visionofcreativityandthereforeisalsoacocreatorofROLI.
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YoumayalreadybeplayingyourSeaboardRISEanddiscoveringitscreativepossibilities.
ThiscomprehensiveCreatorManualexplainsallofthedetailsaboutyourSeaboardRISEto
ensurethatyougetthemostoutofit.
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TheSeaboardRISEisamultidimensionalMIDIcontrollerwhosetouchsensitiveinterface
andEquatorsoftwaresynthesiseropennewpossibilitiesformusicalexpression.Whilea
conventionalkeyboardoffersonedimensionoftouchtocontrolsound(Strike),theSeaboard
RISEoffersfivedimensionsoftouch.Thesecanbemappedtoavarietyofsound
parameters.ThreeTouchFadersandanXYTouchpadaddanotherlayerofexpressive
control,allowingyoutotunethetouchresponsivenessofthekeywavestomatchyour
personaltasteinrealtime.
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OnthenextpagewehaveincludedashortlistoftermsspecifictoSeaboardinstruments.
WewillrefertothesetermsthroughouttheCreatorManual.
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Pleasenotethatthisisadigitalmanualupdatedregularlytoreflectsoftwareupdatesand
otherimprovements.BesuretocheckforupdatesonMyROLI.ThisManualiscurrentupto
Equatorv1.3.0,ROLIDashboardv3.1.2,andRISEFirmwarev1.0.7.
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Support and Feedback
Wewantyoutohavethebestexperiencepossiblewithourproductsandwouldlovetohear
yourfeedback.Shouldyouhaveanyquestions,areexperiencinganyproblems,orjustwant
tosayhello,pleasedon’thesitatetogetintouch.
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Theeasiestwaytoreachusistosendasupportenquiryfrom:www.roli.com/support.We
willrespondassoonaspossible.
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SelectedRISETerms 
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1. ProductOverviewandGettingStarted
1.1. SystemRequirements
1.2. TheSeaboardRISESoftwareBundle
1.3. RegisteronMyROLI
1.4. Installation:Mac&Windows
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2. TheSeaboardRISE25
2.1. ConnectionsandSpecifications
2.2. TheKeywaves
2.3. TheControlPanel
2.4. USBConnection
2.5. BluetoothConnection
2.6. ModeSelection
2.7. ChargingtheBattery
2.8. D.C.ConnectionandCharginganExternalDevice
2.9. BootupoftheSeaboardRISE
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3. Equator&ROLIDashboardforRISE
3.1. Software
3.2. ROLIDashboardforRISE
3.3. EquatorforRISE
3.4. UpdatestoSoftwareandFirmware
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4. PlayingtheSeaboardRISE
4.1. TheFiveDimensionsofTouch
4.2. PlayingTechniques
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5. WorkingwithOtherHardwareandSoftware
5.1. WorkingwithDigitalAudioWorkstations(DAWs)
5.2. USBMIDIClassCompliancy
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6. CareandMaintenance
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7. ContactingROLISupport
7.1. ContactingROLISupport
7.2. MyROLI
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8. ROLIGlossary

9. FCCStatement
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10. IndustryCanadaStatement 
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11. Cautions
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Glossary of selected RISE terms
Keywavesurface:Theentireplayingsurfaceincludingallkeywavesandribbons.The
keywavesurfacecorrespondstoakeyboard.
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Keywave:Awavelikeelementofthekeywavesurfacethatcorrespondstoasinglekeyona
standardkeyboard.EachoftheFiveDimensionsofTouchcanbeaccessedonasingle
keywave. 
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Equator:ROLI’scustombuilt,multidimensionalsoftwaresynthesiserandsoundengine.
Equatorenablesrefinedcontroloftheexpressivecapabilitiesofthekeywavesurface.
EquatorandSeaboardinstrumentsworktogethertoprovideaseamlesslyintegrated
hardwaresoftwareexperience. 
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ROLIDashboard:Anapplicationformodifyingandcustomisingtheinternalsettingsofthe
RISE.
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ExpressionMode:AmodeofplayingtheSeaboardRISEinwhichthreeTouchFaders
controlthedynamicsoftheGlide,Slide,andPressdimensionsoftouch.ExpressionMode
letsyoumodifythetouchresponsivenessoftheSeaboardRISEtosuitspecificsoundsand
yourindividualplayingstyle. 
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MIDIMode:AmodeofplayingtheSeaboardRISEinwhichtheTouchFaderscanbe
assignedtoanyMIDICCsforadditionalcustomisationofsound.
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TheFiveDimensionsofTouch(5DTouch):Thefeatureofrealtimecontroland
modulationofsoundthroughthebasicmovementsofStrike,Press,Glide,Slide,Lift.
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Strike:Thevelocityandforcewithwhichafingermakescontactwithakeywave.
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Press:ThepressureandcontinuoustouchappliedtothekeywaveaftertheinitialStrike
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Glide:Horizontalleftandrightmovementsfromsidetosideonakeywaveandalongthe
ribbons.
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Slide:Verticalmovementsupanddownakeywave.
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Lift:Thereleasevelocityorspeedofliftofffromakeywave.
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TouchFader:Acontrolforadjustingthesensitivityofthekeywavesurfacetodimensionsof
touch.
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1. Getting started
1.1 System Requirements
OS X
● MacOS10.8+
● MinimumRAM:4GB
● RecommendedRAM:8GB
● Processor:2.5GHzi5orfaster
● Bluetoothconnectivity:OS10.10+
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Windows
● Windows7,8,or10
● MinimumRAM:4GB
● RecommendedRAM:8GB
● RecommendedProcessor:i5andequivalentorabove
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1.2 The Seaboard RISE Software Bundle
BeforemakingmusiconyourSeaboardRISE,youneedtodownloadtheSeaboardRISE
SoftwareBundle.ThissoftwarebundleisavailableonMyROLI.RegisterwithMyROLIto
downloadit.Pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelow.Ifyouhavealreadyinstalledthe
SeaboardRISESoftwareBundleyoucanskiptoSection2.
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1.3 Register on My ROLI
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Visitmy.roli.comandsignupwithausernameandpasswordofyourchoice.Whenyouhave
signedupandloggedin,thewebsitewillaskyoutoregisteryourproduct.UseyourProduct
RegistrationCode.ThecodeisprintedontheRegistrationCard.Thiscardisinthebox
markedMakeMusicNow,  whichcomesinthepackagewithyourRISE.
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Login and Download ROLI Software
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NowthatyouhavecreatedanaccountonMyROLI,youcanloginanddownloadthelatest
RISESoftwareBundle.ThebundleincludesROLIDashboardandEquatorforRISE.Click
either“DownloadSoftwareBundleforMac”or“DownloadSoftwareBundleforWindows,”
dependinguponwhichoperatingsystemyouuse.
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1.4 Installation for Mac and Windows
Whenthedownloadiscomplete,opentheDownloadsfolderonyourcomputeranddouble
clicktheinstallerfile(s).Followtheonscreeninstructionsandchoosethelocationordisk
whereyouwanttoinstallthesoftware.
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Theinstallwillrequireapproximately2GBofdiskspace.
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Mac:Afterdoubleclickingtheinstaller,youmayseeamessagethatsaystheinstalleris
froman“unidentifieddeveloper.”Don’tworry.Thesoftwareissafetoinstall.Youcanbypass
thismessagebyrightclickingtheinstallerfromaFinderwindowandselectingOpen.
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Windows:Afterdoubleclickingtheinstaller,youmayseeamessagetosaythatWindows
hasprotectedyourPCbystoppingan“unrecognisedapplication”fromopening.Don’tworry.
Thesoftwareissafetoinstall.Youcanbypassthismessagebyclicking“moreinfo”onthe
message,thenthe“runanyway”button.
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2. Hardware: The Seaboard RISE 25
2.1 Connections and Specifications
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A–¼”(6.35mm)pedaljack
B–USBtypeB
C–USBtypeA
D–912V2ADCport
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Connectingthepedaljack:
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Thepedaljackshouldonlybeinsertedasshowninthisimage.Takecarewheninsertingthe
jack,anddonotattempttoforceitpastthepositiondepictedabove. 
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2.2 The Keywave Surface
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TheRISEfeaturesacontinuous,elastic,siliconesurfacedividedinto25keywaves.
Followingtheorderofnotesonastandardkeyboard,thekeywavesrepresentthesame
pitchesandintervalsfoundonapiano.Thetouchsensitivityofthekeywavesurfaceallows
tactilecontrolofparameterssuchaspitch,volume,andtimbrethroughsimple,intuitive
movements.Thekeywavesurfaceissensitiveeventogentlepressure,andstrongforceis
notrequiredtomaximiseitsexpressiveness.Whilemadeofdurablesilicone,thekeywave
surfaceshouldnotbepinched,stretched,orpounded.
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2.3 The Control Panel
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PresetSwitch:
ThetwobuttonsonthePresetSwitchareprimarilyusedtoselectpresetswithinEquator.
Theyalsohavetwootherfunctions.InMIDIModethePresetSwitchtransmitsMIDIprogram
changemessagestothirdpartyhardwareandsoftwaresynthesisers.Simultaneously
pressingandreleasingthetwobuttonsactivatesBluetoothpairing,connectingtheRISEto
compatibleBluetoothenableddevices.
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TouchFaders:
InExpressionMode,theTouchFaderscontrolthedynamicsofGlide,Slide,andPress.In
MIDImodetheytransmitassignableMIDICCs.
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XYTouchpad:
InExpressionMode,youcancontrolanysoundparameterinEquatorthroughtouchalong
theXandYaxisoftheXYTouchpad.InMIDIMode,theXYTouchpadcantransmitMIDI
CCsforcontrolofthirdpartysoftwareandhardwaresynthesisers.
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TheTouchpadbehavesasa“freefloating”controller.WhenusingEquatorforRISEin
standalonemode,theTouchpadwillremaininthepositionthatyouleaveituntilyoumoveit
againorchangepresets.TheTouchpadpositiongetsstoredwiththepreset.Althoughthere
arenorules,westoremostofourpresetswiththeTouchpadpositioninthebottomleft
corner.
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Power/Modebutton:
ThismultipurposebuttonindicateswhethertheRISEisonoroff,whetheritisinExpression
ModeorMIDIMode,andthestatusofthebatterycharge. 
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Octaveshift:
Thesetwobuttonsswitchoctavestoextendtherangeofthe25keywavecontroller.
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2.4 USB connection
Media:wireframeimageoftheRISEconnectedtocomputerviaUSB
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WhenconnectedbytheUSBtypeBporttoacomputer,theRISEactsasaUSBMIDI
controller.Itsbatterywillchargewhenconnectedtoacomputerthatispluggedin.
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2.5 Bluetooth Connection
Media:IndicatedbyablueLED
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TheRISEtransmitsMIDIoverBluetoothtocompatibledevices.Jointlypressingandthen
releasingbothPresetSwitchbuttonsbeginstheBluetoothpairingprocess.ThePower/Mode
buttonblinksbluetoindicateBluetoothPairingMode.
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WhentheUSBcableisunplugged,theRISEautomaticallyentersBluetoothpairingmode.
YoumustcompletepairingtheRISE,however,byenablingBluetoothandselectingthe
RISEonthedevicethatyouareconnecting.ThispreventstheRISEfromaccidentally
pairingwithanotherdevicewithinsignalrange.
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PressandreleasebothPresetSwitchbuttonssimultaneouslytoexitBluetoothpairingmode.
DisconnectBluetooththroughthedeviceyouareconnectingtotheRISE.
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InMacOSX10.10
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● PressandreleasebothPresetSwitchbuttonssimultaneously
● OpenAudioMIDISetupfromtheUtilitiesfolderinsideApplications
● ClickWindow➝ShowMIDIStudio
● DoubleclicktheBluetoothicon
● AnewwindowwillopenandscanfornearbyBluetoothdevices
● WhentheRISEisdetected,clickconnect.
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2.6 Mode Selection
PresstheModebuttononcetocyclebetweenthetwomodesofExpressionModeandMIDI
Mode.
Expression Mode
IndicatedbyacyanLED
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